ケアへの関与とウチ-ソトの境界

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In Japan todya, handicapped child and elderly people are cared for by a public institution, a family, and close relatives. This fact is generally known well. This paper aims at analyzing this theoretically. We can explain this fact as follows. (1) In Japanese society, the boundary of 'uchi' and 'soto' is very clear. (2) This boundary spreads in a certain case, and it becomes narrower in another case, according to the focus of people's concern. (3) Since special intimacy is called for in the care accompanied by the body touch, the boundary of 'uchi' and 'soto' is limited very narrowly. (4) Close neighborhood and relatives belong to neither 'uchi' not 'soto', so they are usually to be exempted from the role of care. (5) This reason is that the relationship between them and care receivers who belong to 'uchi' is characterized with incomplete intimacy and embarrassment.
熊本大学の論文
2007-02-28